S10162 • 2025

Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys

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Sponsor: Jake Ashby
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: Senate Floor Calendar
Effective date: Not listed

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Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys

Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys, provided that they live in Washington county or an adjoining county within the state of New York.

What This Bill Does

Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys, provided that they live in Washington county or an adjoining county within the state of New York.

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Bill History

2026-05-29 Senate
SUBSTITUTED BY A11321
2026-05-20 Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-05-19 Senate
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-05-18 Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.1135
2026-05-01 Senate
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Official Summary Text

Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys
Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys, provided that they live in Washington county or an adjoining county within the state of New York.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          10162

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                       May 1, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  ASHBY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
          ment Operations

        AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to  removing  resi-
          dency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 77 to read as follows:
     3    77. IN THE COUNTY  OF  WASHINGTON,  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION
     4  REQUIRING  A  PERSON  TO  BE  A RESIDENT OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR
     5  MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE FOR WHICH SUCH PERSON SHALL BE CHOSEN
     6  OR WITHIN WHICH SUCH PERSON'S OFFICIAL  FUNCTIONS  ARE  REQUIRED  TO  BE
     7  EXERCISED,  SHALL  NOT  PREVENT  A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF THE
     8  DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY OF THE COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH
     9  PERSON  RESIDES  IN  WASHINGTON COUNTY OR AN ADJOINING COUNTY WITHIN THE
    10  STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT  ANY  PERSON  PERFORMING  SUCH
    11  FUNCTIONS  OR  HOLDING  THE  OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY IN ANY
    12  OTHER COUNTY SHALL  BE  A  RESIDENT  OF  SUCH  COUNTY  UNLESS  OTHERWISE
    13  PROVIDED BY LAW.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15748-01-6